03 May 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Presenting Catt Award to West Marshall, Collins-Maxwell, Ballard, and Ar-We-Va High Schools This Week

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 3, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will present the 2022 Carrie Chapman Catt Award to four high schools this week. The award goes to any school that registers at least 90% of eligible students to vote. All four schools surpassed the mark during the 2021-22 school year.

This is Ballard High School’s third time winning the award. West Marshall, Collins-Maxwell and Ar-We-Va are each qualifying for the first time.

27 Apr 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Joins Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault to Promote Resources Available to Northwest Iowa Residents

By Kevin Hall

SIOUX CITY, IOWA (April 27, 2022) — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is working with a northwest Iowa victims’ advocacy organization to inform residents about resources available to them. Secretary Pate joined the Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (CAASA) Wednesday morning in Sioux City to promote some of those services.

19 Apr 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Partners with Iowa Wild Hockey Team to Promote Voter Registration

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 19, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is partnering with the Iowa Wild hockey team to promote being #VoterReady ahead of the June 7 primary election and help fans register to vote during the games on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, in Des Moines.

Staff from the Secretary of State’s Office will be on hand to help register fans to vote and answer questions about upcoming elections. Sec Pate will be dropping the puck ahead Friday’s game.

13 Apr 2022

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Gov Kim Reynolds Win Iowa Youth Straw Poll

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 13, 2022) — More than 10,000 students across Iowa made their voices heard about the upcoming election by participating in Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll this week. Students in K-12 schools were invited to vote for their preferred candidates in Iowa’s congressional and gubernatorial races.

13 Apr 2022

Iowa’s Address-Confidentiality Program Protects Sexual-Assault Survivors

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 13, 2022) — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Secretary of State Paul Pate is reminding Iowans that address-confidentiality is available for those needing an extra layer of protection. Iowa’s Safe at Home program provides a substitute address for survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, assault, trafficking, and stalking. The program is administered by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.

12 Apr 2022

Sen Charles “Chuck” Grassley, Gov Kim Reynolds Lead Iowa Youth Straw Poll Races in Early Returns

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Thousands of students across Iowa made their voices heard about the upcoming election when they cast ballots in Secretary of State’s Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll today. Students in K-12 schools were invited to vote for their preferred candidates in Iowa’s congressional and gubernatorial races. Candidates submitted video messages tailored toward students.

11 Apr 2022

Iowa Youth Straw Poll Tomorrow

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 11, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Spring 2022 Iowa Youth Straw Poll takes place Tuesday. Thousands of students across Iowa will cast ballots for their preferred candidates for US Senate, US House, and Iowa Governor. More than 170 schools have registered to participate so far.

05 Apr 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Sets Iowa Youth Straw Poll for April 12

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 5, 2022) — Thousands of students across Iowa will cast ballots for their preferred candidates for US Senate, US House, and Iowa Governor in Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Youth Straw Poll. On Tuesday, April 12, Sec Pate will poll students on their preferred choices. More than 160 schools have registered to participate so far.

30 Mar 2022

State Objection Panel Rulings

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 30, 2022) — The State Objection Panel, comprised of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, State Auditor Rob Sand and Attorney General Tom Miller, met Tuesday to hear several challenges to candidates’ nomination petitions for the June 7 primary ballot.

The following rulings were made:

29 Mar 2022

Absentee Ballot-Request Period Begins Today

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 29, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the absentee ballot request period for the June 7 primary election is now open. Voters wishing to cast their ballot through the mail can submit their request for an absentee ballot beginning today. Iowa law allows a seventy-day request-period for absentee ballots.

County auditors can begin mailing absentee ballots twenty days ahead of Election Day, which will be Wednesday, May 18.

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